Our Town Trailer

[crazydork27]

im very nervous to play the part of emily this year!!! love the message of the play!!

[hibernianish]

this may be the best production of Our Town I've ever seen! Its simpicity is beautiful! oh where and how can I get a video of this production..the music is breathtaking as well! John

[finalyover]

this was my favourite production put on by Canterbury in my years there - same graduating class - great job people!

[itsallaboutme498]

i was in this play!! i was rebecca!(:

[thissharpchain]

Although I understand that this was rehearsal footage, i enjoyed seeing the production in modern dress. And some of the acting was excellent.

[thissharpchain]

Loved the structure and style of this video. Beautiful.

[evilemperordude12]

Our school did this show, and I was Baseball Player Two. Honestly, to this day I do not understand the reason for the baseball players existence! Hsst-Yaow!!!

[srodvision]

im casted as howie this year

[CrockettRockett88]

I'm doing this play next school year, I got cast as Doc gibbs, this looks hella awesome

[LolliJar]

my school did this play this year!!

[walshwork]

The music is from the movie "The Village"

[Squiggify]

I was in this play!!!! I was playing the part of the guy who was talking about Joel in the 3rd act. This play was brilliant... although i wanna know what the song is though....:( it's beautiful

[cobwebkid]

such a sad play it premeres tommorrow at our school and I play Simon Stipson

[X0X0kimmieX0X0]

that was great! I think it would've been the best ever if they had all their costumes on! :)

[catherinetodd]

Where is this gorgeous music from? Title, please?

[kiripa36]

i cat wait to go to canterbury next year!!

[goyfish]

umm why is the stage manager doing a southern accent?

[ewd76]

Don't you know that everyone from small towns have southern accents?

[ConservativeKid4077]

we did this last year, and i was the stage manager. geez what a lot of lines!

but i loved it, it was so much fun!

[Lexightonportia]

I'm so sorry! We're reading over it in Drama class and yeah it is a lot of lines!

[OlympusGirls95]

Yes, quite a honking load of lines - I'm stage manager, and super excited!

[rtomvoss]

my high school is doing this play and I'm like 4 different characters. all of our actors are amazing!

[Corytaylor89]

im playin george gibbs

[XxIndyliciousxX]

Ah I'm doing this play..I'm Emily...I cant  pull that off !!! lol

[SpaceCat75]

really tight trailer but no accents... the conductor is drunk not gay

[molassesonassis]

Drunk yes. But why does he drink? If you read into the character a little more there is some gay subtext. Another clue is his suicide. Like most things in life theres more below the surface.

[emilyanne2793]

simon is not gay!!!!!! omg there is no reference in saying or implying that he's gay!

[Tisbee]

That music at the beginning is from The Village, isn't it? It's beautiful. :) We're doing this play right now at my school. (I'm Mrs. Gibbs.) You guys sounded great; we're not performing it with southern accents, but I think it sounds fine either way.

[DylanOfTheYear]

yea, truth is Grover's Corners is in New Hampshire..

[fgeorge76]

I've seen this trailer for years, but I'd love to have seen the production.

[Freakgrl04]

Remember doing this play at my high school!

[supasta3]

how come they are dressed so modernly? its supposed to be in the 1900s.

[Limba09]

erm, because they're rehearsing?

[LoveToBroadway]

Oh and the scene about actually talking to one another... beautifully acted. :]

[LoveToBroadway]

Ahhh... I'm doing this show this year.

I'm so excited now. Great trailer. :D

[DanaRenee23]

i found out today that i'm playing mrs.soames for our fall play. can't wait!

[dianathehuntress1]

i'm doing the play right now and running into the same issue of everyone playing it southern even though it's in New Hampshire. ..

it's because 1900s English is different, and it looks southern to us. It's actually almost british, but good luck explaining that to people. They see "set" instead of "sit" and "ain't" and "stummick" and they assume it's right southern. :) but it's fun anyway, and it's a great play.

[halloweenheadgirl]

Looks like a good production! Ha I love the part where George is like "i do." What is the music that is played throughout? I like it.

[chaseambition336]

looks like a good production

currently reading the script

american classic

[axelxaldan]

i love the dramatic scene where Emily relives her past...

when i was in this...

i was constable warren, and Joe Stoddard, and Wally

[FacesOfJesus]

I don't know about the person who played the stage manager. The lines at the beginings are different from the ones I had in my script.

[axelxaldan]

there's different variations of the script from Thorton Wilder's original. Where did you do this play?

please respond

[FacesOfJesus]

I did it at my school in May. I was the Stage Manager. We have a video on YouTube, but it doesn't show the actual play, just backstage fun. Search LDSS if you wanna see it.

[bajachica704]

Haaaaa. What's funny is that last year when our theatre department put on this show we watched this before we performed as an example of how NOT to do it. By the looks of this video I'm guessing this was a hilariously bad production. This whole thing just makes me laugh.

[elsephen]

Why? Everyone has a different translation. It's how art works. This actually looks as if someone took it and made it their own rather than the typical cookie-cutter production with the same tired acts.

[bajachica704]

that argument would work if it was done well. but from the looks of this it wasn't.

and also, if you do it well, the original isn't tired at all.

[katiejoyo]

hahahahahhahh

[Danderson07]

Love this show! I did it when I was a sophomore. Played Simon Stimson. What a lovely and touching story. It made it better especially since we used Adagio For Strings on the last speech of Emily and the Stage Manager.

[atla18]

my school is putting this play on tonight. -.-

[talkactive]

i love this play. always gives me goosebumps

[shilohtheactress]

Wow. This was really great!

[arisanji]

o.o the part where emily relives her past was good. real good

[jebt00]

Will someone please put some clothes on Emily? It's embarrassing to watch a girl in lingerie act in front of so many people.

[123rez]

are you one of those people that pictures everyone naked to cope with your nerves?

[MirrorredSoul]

I just got the part of Emily at the Theatre, this was a wonderful video. This show makes me cry. Nice job!

[leirlic]

that girl in the white wardrobe has nice titties

[actinggirl23]

i am doing this play at my school

[omlet245]

I think the chorus has the wrong accent... Sounds southern and the play is set in Massachusetts...

[idvhf]

Yeah, we tried to get the director to let us try NH accents, but she overruled us. Drove the accent coaches nuts...

[FringeKid]

This looks terrible. I did this in my performing arts class recently-most of us have like only a couple months experience of drama but we did better. I think it's really the editting of this advert that carries the video.

[nofoofro]

If you're going to say bad things about it, make sure you spell all your words right...

And offer an alternative solution to the problem...

I'm surprised you didn't learn that in your performing arts class

[pinkparade96]

im currently reading this book in my english class, its rlly cool

[axelxaldan]

so amazing. im in this play at a local theatre. im constable warren, joe stoddard, assistant stage manager, and choir.

[BoboFones]

emily's my favorite character. not just in the play but in this video as well. she was awesome!

[Stephie7932]

i'm the stage manager

[xokelly428]

we're going to do this in the spring, and i'm mrs. webb and i am SO excited to do it after seeing this promo!!!

[shytwin917]

i'm doing this at school i'm mrs webb XD

[AgsX]

we're doing this play at school I'm George =D

[StrengthJ00]

to act in our town, you need to be a very good actor, the lack of props makes it quite hard.

[msumedanthro]

you have some good actors. particularly the girl playing the stage manager, she's excellent. some of them are obviously still young, but some look like they've got some nuance. you've done a good job of keeping the simplicity of it.

[broadwaydreamer1836]

We are doing this play at our school now. I play Mrs. Gibbs. But I don't look anything like the girl who plays her here.

[ninjalex7607]

i recently did this show also. I played the stage manager and to me this girl seemed kind of...daft. anyways i agree with previous comments that it was definitely overdramatic, at least in the second and first acts. the clip of emily talking to her mom though, god i wish our emily did it like she did. but still, that should be the MOST dramatic point in the show, not just a continuance of drama. the whole them is that things dont have to be extravagant to be important

[astonewithnomoss]

I love the way you've made the video! We're doing this in drama at the moment.

[musicnam1234]

i really need to learn how to spell..

[musicnam1234]

I'm gonna be George for this play in about 3 weeks. I thought the Stage manager was good, but the other people were over dramatic. Someone else said it, but it seemed too soapy for "our town". The music really did it...

And Simon Stimpson was definably gay

[kristiroxx13]

Yeah, the stage manager was really good.

[migrn]

Why are there southern ascents? It takes place in New Hampshire. They should be New England ascents.

[pinkxrockxthingy]

I'm auditioning for the role of emily at my school. Anyone have any advice?

[Sycamorai]

dont add a southern accent, and memorize all your lines.

[axelxaldan]

use the stage when you audition

[Drac39]

Great looking trailer. I was in our school's production of Our Town. I played both Howie Newsome and Simon Stimson. It made for a hell of a costume change in Act III.

[doremee2]

it is important to remember that this is intended to be a staged performance, i believe. Someone has already said that this was a medley of rehearsal tapes, therefore the actors are acting for the stage, not for the camera and there is a GIANT difference. The camera catches everything and magnifies it. Acting that is entirely suited and delivered to communicate effectively on stage will not look appropriate on film.

Excellent trailer. it all looks wonderful :)

[chelseaoh2]

Since Performing Our Town in March I've watched this particular vidoe Numerous times. Its addicting. The acting and performance and all the locomotives from the actors is Excellant. Touching, intoxicating, Magical. By far one of the best Our Town performances.

[iamnotgrant]

Nicely edited film, but the acting leave MUCH to be desired. I have been in this show twice, and have seen it numerous times. This take on the show seems to be far too melodramatic. The actors are OVER acting to the point where it seems almost like a soap opera. Our Town is a play filled with SO many different ideas and emotions that arise throughout the human experience. Part of the beauty of any performance of this show is in the subtle way in which these emotions are conveyed.

[RedSoxChampion33]

What a sham. It is well produced, but what is wrong with um.. all the actors?

PS. You could do a little research and learn how to say the word Contoocook. Can't imagine how Sunapee and Winnapasaukee were pronounced.

[Iamtheice]

lol yea why the southern accents?

[bajachica704]

p.s. southern accents are not okay in a play thats set in new hampshire. this trailor is crap. and way to go changing the lines of the show. next time actually read the playwrites notes about how it should be done. ughhhhhhh.

[Jefers0nA1rplane]

This was very well produced but the acting = LOL!!!!!!!!

Seriously, pitiful.

[dreammer420]

We are doing this play right now too..in our Introduction to English Literature..I'm Emily Webb n we are gonna act out only Act 3 which focuses on the theme of death and after it..hopefully it's gonna be great..plus we have just watched an old film version of it..it was awesome...n I see that this play is an attempt to find a value above all price for the smallest events in life..at the very end..you realize that all the smallest things in life constitute the life itself..

[udelorotha]

This trailor was really well produced. I just have a question... was this put together before being costumed in the period, or was it going to be a modern take?

[Hilakos]

I actually get close to tearing up whenever I see this video. It was so well put together. Now I wish I could see this production of Our Town.

[StephenKuma]

very nice. felt like a professional trailer

[Basssinger86]

I WAS IN THIS SHOW. I was Charles Webb

[sandcancer321]

all i want to know is if they are from new hampshire...why do they have southern accents? But this play is awesome, saw it at my school yesturday...CRIED LIKE A BABY

[ppedynnoj]

Wow. this is so awesome, We are doing this play right now, I'm stage manager. I really like the Mrs. Gibbs :]

[swimdancedrama]

Very powerful! I'm auditioning for Ourtown at my school very soon

[crunkmonster]

It's an awesome soundtrack. the whole thing is a brilliant piece of work.

[FlickChickMeS]

That was beautiful. Well done. Would you happen to know the name of the music that plays in the background?

[crunkmonster]

The music is by James Newton Howard, from the movie The Village

[FlickChickMeS]

Thank you very much! :)